1 Chronicles 24:5

New Century Version

Men were chosen from Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s families by throwing lots. Some men from each family were chosen to be in charge of the Holy Place, and some were chosen to serve as priests.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:31

They were chosen for special jobs by throwing lots in front of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of the families of the priests, and the Levites. They did this just as their relatives, the priests, Aaron’s descendants, had done. The families of the oldest brother and the youngest brother were treated the same.

1 Chronicles 24:4

There were more leaders from Eleazar’s family than from Ithamar’s—sixteen leaders from Eleazar’s family and eight leaders from Ithamar’s family.

1 Chronicles 25:8

Everyone threw lots to choose the time his family was to serve at the Temple. The young and the old, the teacher and the student, had to throw lots.

1 Chronicles 26:13

By throwing lots, each family chose a gate to guard. Young and old threw lots.

1 Chronicles 9:11

Azariah son of Hilkiah. (Hilkiah was Meshullam’s son. Meshullam was Zadok’s son. Zadok was Meraioth’s son. Meraioth was Ahitub’s son. Ahitub was the officer responsible for the Temple of God.)

2 Chronicles 35:8

Josiah’s officers also gave willingly to the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officers in charge of the Temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred lambs and goats and three hundred cattle for Passover sacrifices.

Nehemiah 11:11

and Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the supervisor in the Temple. (Hilkiah was the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok. Zadok was the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub.)

Proverbs 16:33

People throw lots to make a decision, but the answer comes from the Lord.

Isaiah 43:28

So I will make your holy rulers unholy. I will bring destruction on the people of Jacob, and I will let Israel be insulted.”

Jonah 1:7

Then the men said to each other, “Let’s throw lots to see who caused these troubles to happen to us.” When they threw lots, the lot showed that the trouble had happened because of Jonah.

Matthew 26:3

Then the leading priests and the elders had a meeting at the palace of the high priest, named Caiaphas.

Matthew 27:1

Early the next morning, all the leading priests and elders of the people decided that Jesus should die.

Acts 1:26

Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Acts 4:1

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, priests, the captain of the soldiers that guarded the Temple, and Sadducees came up to them.

Acts 4:6

Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander were there, as well as everyone from the high priest’s family.

Acts 5:24

Hearing this, the captain of the Temple guards and the leading priests were confused and wondered what was happening.

Joshua 18:10

There Joshua threw lots in the presence of the Lord to choose the lands that should be given to each tribe.